Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-04-27
SEEKING A GOOD CASUS BELLI
A French View of SchnaebeleS' Arrest.
MR.. PARNELL AND CHAMBERLAIN
WORKINGS OF THE INTERSTATE LAW.
Troops at the Scene of the Ohio 0utrages
SECRETARY ENDICOTT AND GEN.
SHERIDAN.

The Secretary Declines to be Inter.
viewed, but Declares While They
Have Differed in Opinion Their He
1atiOns Have Always Been Cordial.
Special Dispatch to THE EVENING STAR.
BOSTON, April 27.-The story published in the
New York Herald yesterday that Secretary Endi-
colt held strained relations with Gen. Sheridan,
and that Col Moulton, brother-in-law Of Senator
Sherman, had filed claim at Washington to test
the boundary line of authority between the Secre-
tary and the commanding general OF the Army,
was shown to Mr.. EndicOtt last evening. The
claim is for salary due over twenty-five years
Secretary Endicott, who has been East on a flying
trip, but who will return tonight to Washington
was found at his home in Salem by STAR reporter
last evening. He read the item in the Herald,
laughed, and said: "HereS another OF these myS-
terious stories. Now, sir, know nothing OF these
matters, and have never heard OF them. Col
MoultonS claim know nothing whatever OF. The
incident In regard to Gen. Sheridan's report do
not recollect now. 1 must positively decline to
be interviewed upon my relations with the lieu
tenant-generaL
THERE Is NO TROUBLE BETWEEN CS
and our relations are most pleasant. Gen. Sheri-
dan himself has publicly said SO within week.
do not know where the report started that our
relations are strained. Some newspaper men
seem quite unable to distinguish between a differ
and quarrel between those officials or depart
mentS. have been lawyer for many years, and
have constantly differed with my professional
associates, but have never qnarreled with them,
and should no more think OF Quarrelhg with
them because of these differences than should
think of Quarreling with my best friend or my
wife, II we should happen TO differ In opinion.
There was an absurd report in the papers a short
time ago that had
QUARRELED WITH THE SECOND CONTROLLER.
That was entirely wrong. We had difference Of
opinion concerning certain account which said
should refer to the Court OF Claims and he agreed
with me that it would be the best thing to do
That was all. rumOr, equally difficult to ac-
to the effect that was to resign, or had conferred
with the President about my resignation. There
was no basis whatever for such story. AS have
said, cannot and must not be interviewed but.
as for the story that there is any conflict Of
thOrity between Gen. Sheridan and myself, or that
our relations are strained wish to say that it Is
not so.
but never Quarreled, and our relations are cor
dial do not know where the story that they are
otherwise came from. l see no room for any con-
ffce OF authority between the lieutenant general
and myself In the control OF the army. The PreSi-
dent Is commander-in-chief OF the Army and the
Navy. The Constitution declares him to be such.
The Secretary simply represents the President. or
course it is matter of history that the relations
between the commanding general and Secretary
OF War have not always been harmonious, and
that the conflict OF authority has been somewhat
serious. But am speaking OF my own experience
as Secretary and refterate that there is conflict
serious differences between Gen. Sheridan and
mySelLn